BIOGRAPHY

EMMY AND NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNING PRODUCER

Of TV One's UNSUNG, BET's AMERICAN GANGSTER, WeTV's HIP HOP HOMICIDES and Director of Hulu's highly successful FREAKNIK: THE WILDEST PARTY NEVER TOLD.

The Beginning

It all began by writing love letters for his homies in the hood when he was just a teen. Since then, Emmy and 8-time NAACP winner P. Frank Williams has become one of the leading journalists and TV/Film producers of his generation.

Recent Projects

Williams is the Director and Executive Producer of the highly rated Hulu documentary FREAKNIK: THE WILDEST PARTY NEVER TOLD. Williams was also the showrunner and EP of the Tubi true crime series KILLING HIP HOP, hosted by Angela Yee.

He served as the executive producer and showrunner of the 50 Cent and Mona Scott-Young produced series HIP HOP HOMICIDES on WeTV and ALLBlk in 2022. The series, hosted by Van Lathan, investigated the murders of rappers like Pop Smoke, Soulja Slim, XXXTentacion, Magnolia Shorty and more. He also was the EP/Showrunner of the Tina Knowles produced Discovery Plus & OWN series PROFILED: THE BLACK MAN.

Television & Journalism

He was a Co-Executive Producer for the BET show COPWATCH AMERICA, a documentary series about police brutality. Williams worked as an Executive Producer at TMZ and was a Supervising Producer for FOX's WHO SHOT BIGGIE AND TUPAC.

The Oakland native was a producer and co-host of the A&E Biography investigative series WHO KILLED TUPAC? with civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Williams was a director and senior producer for TV One's acclaimed UNSUNG and UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD documentary series, winning multiple NAACP Image Awards.

Awards & Recognition

His TV writing/producing credits include the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on NBC, BET HONORS, BET HIP-HOP AWARDS, BET AWARDS and VH1'S HIP HOP HONORS. He was on NBC's Emmy winning team for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Print & Publishing

Williams was formerly Executive Editor of The Source Magazine, where he wrote iconic cover stories about Suge Knight, Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, Dr Dre and many more. In the mid 1990's, he was a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times where he wrote hundreds of articles.

For The Culture

He is the founder & president of For The Culture By The Culture Media Inc, an LA and ATL based production company which produces inspirational TV, film, mobile and web content.

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News/Information – Series or Special

UNSUNG: NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

Emmy Award Winner — 2004 Olympics NBC

FILMOGRAPHY

Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition

December 2011

The documentary covers Jeezy's upbringing, including selling drugs in the traps of Atlanta from the age of 11, fighting against an FBI investigation due to an erroneous B.M.F. gang affiliation claim, and more.

Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan

November 2008

Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan is a 2007 documentary about the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the all-time greats of hip-hop.

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

April 2021

Tony Sinclair is a down on his luck late night DJ at a top radio station in Atlanta, GA. He's on air when a female caller asks him for advice about her failing relationship. Tony's advice to her is; "if it's not working, then leave."

THE RESIDUE YEARS

April 2014

The Residue Years (documentary) There are casualties. There are survivors. There are those that are both. Set against the world of crack cocaine and gang-banging in Northeast Portland in the late 1980s, Mitchell Jackson overcomes insurmountable hurdles to become an acclaimed author and creative writing professor at esteemed New York University.

A Madam's Heaven and Hell

March 2015

Sexy, sharp and a straight up hustle Jody 'Stormy' Mattinson is one of the worlds most successful madam's.

WHO KILLED TUPAC

December 2017

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump leads an investigation into the 1996 murder of influential rap artist Tupac Shakur.